Hi Tony,

   I am responding to your recent advertisement for a Animation/Graphics/Visual Effects Artists. I have a degree in Computer Arts with a specialization in Visual Effects from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. This position is of particular interest to me since it closely relates to my experiences and education in this field.

I am a team player and am dedicated to meeting and exceeding expectations. I am a fast learner and have a desire to increase my knowledge in this field.  I strongly believe that, if given an opportunity to work in your company, I can make a difference in the success of your department with my dedication and talent.

 I would greatly appreciate it if you could take the time to go over my resume and allow me an opportunity to present my skills to you.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Joe Antony
www.joeantony.com


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                                                             JOE ANTONY


965 Sutter Street, # 221
San Francisco, CA-94109
(415) 931 2379
antonyjoe@hotmail.com
www.joeantony.com


PROFILE

Highly motivated Compositor with experience in, After Effects, Combustion,  Shake and Flint. Keen problem solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills.  Detail-oriented, focused, dependable and work effectively with all people.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Computer Arts (Visual Effects), June 2002
Academy of Art University, San Francisco


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

COMPOSITOR & EFFECTS ANIMATOR (PROJECT: RHOTHGAR)
Polymorph Entertainment – Campbell, CA
http://rhothgar.com/Movies/Rhothgar%20Teaser%20Trailer.mov
         Composite shots from start to completion.
         Keying, Color correction, Tracking, and Rotoscoping.

WIRE REMOVAL AND ROTOSCOPING (PROJECT: LITTLE BEAR)
www.electricreality.com  - LOS ANGELES, CA
         Wire Removal and Rotoscoping

COMPOSITOR & EFFECTS ANIMATOR (PROJECT: THE DAWG)
Group Hug Productions (Animation Production Studio) – San Francisco, CA
http://www.grouphugproductions.com/
        Created Particle Effects in Maya
        Composite the scenes in Shake


MOTION GRAPHICS ARTIST (One month PROJECT for: NINTENDO)
Creative Technology (Diamantis Design) - Alameda, CA
        Animated logos in After Effects
        Digitized footages in Final Cut Pro
        Logo treatment using Photoshop


PRE PRESS ASSISTANT
ERNST & YOUNG  - San Francisco, CA
       Assisted with digital pre-press and printed form electronic files to various digital print devices
       Worked with graphic designers in spiral binding, wire binding and vello binding
       Laminated book covers


PROFICIENT SKILLS

Visual Effects                                    (Rotoscoping, Wire Removal, Compositing, Fx Animation)
Editing                                             (Premiere, Media 100,Final Cut Pro, Avid MCExpress)
Design                                             (Motion Graphics, Titling, Print, Web)
Hardware                                         (MAC, PC, SGI)

TOOLS

Compositing Software                              Adobe After Effects, Commotion,
                                                             Flint, Combustion (Discreet), Shake
                                                            (Apple), Elastic Reality, 2d3 Boujou
3D Animation Software                             Maya
Graphic Software’s                                   Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Microsoft Office                                        Word, Excel
Internet Tools                                         HTML, FrontPage,
Programming Languages                           C, Java